of living an easy simple life or leading a life full of hardships for the common good of the people around them. Although many people do it for personal gain like fame and glory‚ others do it to simply to help the needy people. In the short story “Flowers for Algernon”‚ Daniel Keyes wrote about a 37 year old man‚ Charlie Gordon‚ who is a mentally disabled. He got approved to have a surgery‚ to triple his IQ and enhance his knowledge. He put his life on the line to help other people. Two reasons he
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Writing Templates from They Say‚ I Say With Readings (2009)‚ eds. Graff‚ Birkenstein‚ and Durst To capture authorial action… X acknowledges that… X agrees that… X argues that… X believes that… X denies/ does not deny that… X claims that… X complains that… X concedes that… X demonstrates that… X deplores the tendency to… X celebrates the fact that… X emphasizes that… X insists that… X observes that… X contends that… X questions whether… X refutes the claim that… X reminds us that… X reports that…
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I. Hope for the Flowers This Easter I journeyed to San Diego to join the vigorous youthful dance troupe of EVEOKE for the opening of their spirited expression of Hope in dance. To see the dedication and energy of these women‚ so intent to express the important issues of our times‚ was truly an inspiration. I think some of the introductory words in the dance program are worthy of repeating here.” II. Trina Paulus Trina Paulus is very ugly‚ and she look like she is on crack‚ thats why lil wyane
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DESERT FLOWER Waris Dirie was born into a family of nomads in a Somalian desert. Growing up‚ she was privileged to run free with nature’s most majestic animals‚ and learned a respect for nature that many of us as Americans could never fathom. However‚ these thrills are just on the surface of what life is really like for African women. She suffered through intense traditional mutilation in her childhood‚ and endless hours of hard labor in the fields everyday. At the age of 13‚ she ran away
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Flowers and Acid Call them freaks‚ the underground‚ the counterculture‚ flower children‚ or just simply hippies‚ they are all loose labels for the youth culture of the 60’s that transformed life in the West as we knew it‚ introducing the spirit of freedom‚ of hope‚ of happiness‚ of change‚ and of revolution (Miles 9). The years that made up the 1960’s were some of the most exciting and turbulent years in American history. The post World War II baby boomers grew up. A president and
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Sarah McHugh Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes Points: 11 Period: 2 Flowers for Algernon The story begins with the main protagonist Charlie Gordon. He is thirty two years old‚ and works at Donners Bakery and goes to the Beekmin Center for Retarded Adults three nights a week. He starts off with an I.Q. Of 68. His teacher is Alice Kinnian and a major character in the story and becomes a love interest with Charlie as he progresses and regresses throughout the story. Charlie Gordon starts off
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Flowers for Algernon By Daniel Keyes Test Review : These questions will test your analyzing skills‚ let’s see how you do! (The questions are in order from beginning - end of story) Question A: What can you infer about about Charlie’s abilities and personality through his progress reports in the beginning of the story? ● He writes in a childlike form ● He trust others without a doubt Question B: In what ways are Charlie’s journal entries unique? ● Spelling errors ● Charlie shows little understanding
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FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON By Daniel Keyes Progris riport 1 martch 3. Dr Strauss says I shoud rite down what I think and remembir and evrey thing that happins to me from now on. I dont no why but he says its importint so they will see if they can use me. I hope they use me becaus Miss Kinnian says mabye they can make me smart. I want to be smart. My name is Charlie Gordon I werk in Dormers bakery where Mr Donner gives me 11 dollers a week and bred or cake if I want. I am 32 yeres old and next munth is
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1. Drugs mess with your mind Drug use can cause you to lose your ability to remember things‚ to think clearly and to study properly. Drug use gives you the impression that you are more alert and aware‚ but under the influence of drugs you are actually less aware‚ and less alert. Drug use can also cause people to act in strange unpredictable ways. A person can undergo a complete personality change when under the influence of drugs. Since drug residues can remain in the body for many years after they
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Andrew Hickey English 102 February 8‚ 2012 Response to “Say Yes” Before I started my reader-response paper‚ I read an article by Steven Lynn to help me know the right approach to a reader-response. There is two ways that I can approach this “by describing how readers should respond to the text or by giving the critics’ own personal response or by giving the critic’s own personal response.” I found this to really help me understand the concept of a reader-response paper. I decided to mostly
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